Canadians are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for medical advice, but a new poll suggests most people are not ready to let AI replace doctors. A Liaison Strategies survey of 1,526 Canadian adults found that 46 per cent of respondents had used an AI chatbot for medical advice in the past year. This shows that AI is already becoming part of how people look for health information. However, the same survey found that Canadians are still drawing a strong line betwe

Artificial intelligence is becoming a larger part of health care, raising an important question: can AI outperform doctors? Across diagnostics, drug discovery, patient support, and medical research, AI is already being used to analyze data, support clinical decisions, and make health information more accessible. Some experts believe patients should use AI more often for basic health questions, while others warn that the technology still requires careful oversight. The debate

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of how people search for health information, but that convenience is raising serious concerns. Nearly 8 in 10 adults in the United States already turn to the internet for health answers, and more than 1 in 5 adults worldwide are now going directly to AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini. The attraction is obvious. These tools are fast, free, and available at any time, which can feel especially helpful when doctor appointment

Artificial intelligence is opening up new possibilities in one of healthcare’s most urgent areas: detecting heart failure before it becomes a serious and potentially life threatening condition. Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed an AI tool that can predict a person’s risk of developing heart failure at least five years before it happens, giving doctors a much earlier chance to monitor patients, intervene, and possibly prevent the condition altogether. Hear

Artificial intelligence is beginning to transform many industries, and healthcare is quickly becoming one of the most significant areas of innovation. Microsoft recently introduced Copilot Health, a new AI powered health companion designed to help individuals better understand their personal health information and make more productive use of their time with healthcare professionals. The platform aims to solve a common problem faced by many patients today. While people often c

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied to healthcare, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest major technology company aiming to transform how healthcare organizations manage their workflows. AWS recently introduced Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform designed to automate administrative tasks that often overwhelm healthcare providers. By reducing time spent on paperwork, scheduling, and documentation, the system allows clinicians to focus more on de

A growing body of evidence is sharpening a difficult question for the AI industry: what happens when chatbots meet users in crisis and respond with confidence, empathy, or immersion at exactly the wrong time. A new wrongful death lawsuit against Google and Alphabet, paired with research testing mental health chatbots and a broader analysis of suicide prevention in the digital age, suggests that current safeguards are inconsistent, easy to bypass, and sometimes absent when the